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Harrington accidentally unveils Luke Donald as Ryder Cup vice-captain
(Reuters) - Europe captain Padraig Harrington let slip that former world number one Luke Donald is one of his vice-captains at this year's Ryder Cup during a live broadcast on Tuesday. Harrington was ...
May 05, 2020
Tennis world commits over $6 million for COVID-19 player relief program
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Tennis's governing bodies and the organisers of the four Grand Slams said on Tuesday they will raise over $6 million to help players affected by the sport's current shutdow...
May 05, 2020
French Open in talks with governing bodies amid rescheduling reports
PARIS (Reuters) - French Open organisers have been in talks with the sport's governing bodies to fine-tune the tennis calendar amid media reports that the Grand Slam tournament is being delayed by a w...
May 05, 2020
MLBPA chief: Players want season, but no proposal presented
MLB Players Association director Tony Clark said the message he has received from players is they want to play in 2020, but they have yet to see a firm plan from Major League Baseball. Clark shared hi...
May 05, 2020
Judo skills help Olympic champion through lockdown
By Antonio Denti ROME (Reuters) - Patience is a key element of judo and for Olympic champion Fabio Basile it is a virtue which has served him well over the last few weeks in Europe's longest lockdown....
May 05, 2020
Governing bodies must balance calendar, says Becker
By Iain Axon LONDON (Reuters) - Tennis governing bodies should use the time during the lengthy coronavirus shutdown to align their interests and fix the imbalance in the calendar, six-times Grand Slam...
May 05, 2020
Koepka eyes return at Colonial: ‘I’m going to be there’
World No. 3 Brooks Koepka said he is ready to return to competitive golf, whenever that time comes. As it stands, the next event on the PGA Tour schedule is the Charles Schwab Challenge beginning June...
May 05, 2020
Tennis players face off on Munich’s empty squares
MUNICH (Reuters) - With sports clubs closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, tennis enthusiasts in Munich have taken to the Bavarian capital's deserted landmarks to play. Christoph Hanke, who in 2015 ...
May 05, 2020
Nadal pessimistic about tennis in 2020
Tennis great Rafael Nadal said he doubts tennis can be played in 2020 and said the focus should turn to next year. In an interview with the El Pais newspaper in his native Spain, Nadal said he doesn't...
May 05, 2020
Marbella club apologises to Djokovic over lockdown confusion
(Reuters) - The Spanish tennis club where world number one Novak Djokovic was seen training in violation of the rules of Spain's lockdown to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic has confirmed it had g...
May 05, 2020
